George McManus | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1871–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Swinarton |
| Succeeded by | John Flesher |
| Constituency | Cardwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1806 Mountnugent, Kilbride Parish, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Died | October 18, 1887 (aged 81) Mono, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative Party |
| Spouses | Anne Carson
(m. 1831; died 1865)Alice Ann Kells
(m. 1866; died 1923) |
| Occupation | Justice of the Peace |
George John McManus (1806 – October 18, 1887) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal-Conservative Party Member of Provincial Parliament from 1871 to 1874.[1][2]
McManus was born in Mountnugent, Kilbride Parish, County Cavan, Ireland, grew up there and settled in Mono Township in the summer of 1829. He was reeve for the township (1851-1873) and served as warden for Simcoe County in 1859. McManus was named superintendent of schools in 1844 and also served as justice of the peace (appointed clerk, Simcoe Co. 8th Division Court, 1848) and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1831, he married Anne Carson (9 children) and later married Alice Ann Kells (0 children) in 1866 after Anne's death.
References
- ↑ "Index Page".
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved June 27, 2023.
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1874, HJ Morgan
- A History of Simcoe County, AF Hunter (1909)
- History of Dufferin County, S. Sawden (1952)